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Barcelona tests, day 2: Lewis Hamilton still fastest 

On day 2 of testing at Montmelo’ circuit in Spain, Lewis Hamilton was once again the fastest man on track with 1:21.234 and 81 laps. The Briton was followed by his Finn teammate Heikki Kovalainen who had a best time of 1:21.434. Kimi Raikkonen on Ferrari was able to get only the 3rd best time, while Nico Rosberg (4th) showed once again that Williams has great potential this year. Felipe Massa was 5th, Giancarlo Fisichella 6th and Sebastian Vettel, who was replacing David Coulthard for Red Bull Racing, was 7th. Disappointing test session for Fernando Alonso who was 13th fastest.

(Pos – Driver – Team – Lap Time – Laps)

1. Hamilton – McLaren-Mercedes – 1:21.234 – 81
2. Kovalainen – McLaren-Mercedes – 1:21.434 – 68
3. Raikkonen – Ferrari – 1:21.722 – 72
4. Rosberg – Williams-Toyota – 1:22.309 – 75
5. Massa – Ferrari – 1:22.513 – 102
6. Fisichella – Force India-Ferrari – 1:22.516 – 102
7. Vettel – Red Bull-Renault – 1:22.558 – 109
8. Kubica – BMW-Sauber – 1:22.625 – 94
9. Button – Honda – 1:22.659 – 67
10. Liuzzi – Force India-Ferrari – 1:22.942 – 89
11. Nakajima – Williams-Toyota – 1:22.977 – 100
12. Trulli – Toyota – 1:23.023 – 98
13. Alonso – Renault – 1:23.112 – 77
14. Barrichello – Honda – 1:23.169 – 74
15. Heidfeld – BMW-Sauber – 1:23.284 – 77
16. Bourdais – Toro Rosso-Ferrari – 1:23.323 – 98
17. Webber – Red Bull-Renault – 1:23.458 – 58
18. Piquet – Renault – 1:23.467 – 45
19. Glock – Toyota – 1:23.561 – 80